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  • PlusTheHarm
    Pro
    • Jan 2012
    • 506

    #31
    Seems like a fair review. Played a game at a buddies house (have yet to get the game, remains to be seen if I will, sadly) and once again it just feels like another solid Show offering. Nothing wrong with that, and still the best bet it seems.

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    • JonahLomu
      Rookie
      • Feb 2012
      • 203

      #32
      this certainly seems like the perfect game to buy EVERY other year, mainly because it's that good and detaied that small tweaks don't make a difference to me, I cant play online much because a damaged left hand makes it too hard to field, let alone pitch, but I dont guess there is a no-field, CPU pitching online mode.

      Also, it would be great to immediately download your boxscore to a blog or an OS dynasty thread.

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      • CujoMatty
        Member of Rush Nation
        • Oct 2007
        • 5441

        #33
        It seems to me the solution to games feeling stale or boring doesn't actually lie in the gameplay side at all. Everything the show does, gameplay wise is really good. Reinventing the wheel, as people say isn't nescessary, because like the review says the game of baseball stays the same and the show represents the game of baseball really well. I think it's obvious at this point that what needs to change from year to year is presentation and commentary. Give us new commentary, better presentation elements and the game would feel fresh. Why did I stop playing last years the show? Not cause it wasn't awesome but because I saw the same thing for 200 games. And outta those 200 games I saw alot from the year before. That's the rub and I personally feel the show, nba2k, and the NHL series have all suffered because of it this year.
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        • Mister Magnus
          Rookie
          • Mar 2010
          • 116

          #34
          Can anyone tell me if they made improvements to Rivalry mode since Show '10? My buddy and I had a great time setting up and playing multi-game Cubs/Sox series but it lacked a few things, such as a functioning calendar to gauge fatigue, roster moves, the ability to choose ballparks other than the two home stadiums, etc.

          Is Rivalry mode still in the game?

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          • Pared
            Legen - WAIT FOR IT
            • Feb 2003
            • 39337

            #35
            Re: MLB '12: The Show Review (PS3)

            Originally posted by cujomatty
            That's the rub and I personally feel the show, nba2k, and the NHL series have all suffered because of it this year.
            This is an interesting take. Some would say these games have the best presentation out there for any sports game.

            I'm not sure they can do much else with the time they have. You can't revamp an entire presentation every single year - this is proven as much by the major networks not doing it themselves.

            Why should we hold video game developers to such a high standard in this aspect if the national media do not follow the same path? Should a maker completely start from scratch each year only to hold the attention span of gamers for 3-5 months?
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            • Knight165
              *ll St*r
              • Feb 2003
              • 24964

              #36
              Re: MLB '12: The Show Review (PS3)

              Originally posted by Pared
              This is an interesting take. Some would say these games have the best presentation out there for any sports game.

              I'm not sure they can do much else with the time they have. You can't revamp an entire presentation every single year - this is proven as much by the major networks not doing it themselves.

              Why should we hold video game developers to such a high standard in this aspect if the national media do not follow the same path? Should a maker completely start from scratch each year only to hold the attention span of gamers for 3-5 months?
              DEFINITELY NOT.

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              • DickDalewood
                All Star
                • Aug 2010
                • 6263

                #37
                Re: MLB '12: The Show Review (PS3)

                Originally posted by cujomatty
                It seems to me the solution to games feeling stale or boring doesn't actually lie in the gameplay side at all. Everything the show does, gameplay wise is really good. Reinventing the wheel, as people say isn't nescessary, because like the review says the game of baseball stays the same and the show represents the game of baseball really well. I think it's obvious at this point that what needs to change from year to year is presentation and commentary. Give us new commentary, better presentation elements and the game would feel fresh. Why did I stop playing last years the show? Not cause it wasn't awesome but because I saw the same thing for 200 games. And outta those 200 games I saw alot from the year before. That's the rub and I personally feel the show, nba2k, and the NHL series have all suffered because of it this year.
                It would in no way be realistic or feasible for companies to completely revamp presentation and commentary every single year.

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                • thevaliantx
                  Banned
                  • Jul 2011
                  • 369

                  #38
                  .... and it would in no way be unrealistic to ask these companies to (add to) or at least change up the commentary / cut scenes each year. The games are growing stale. While I do not agree that MLB 12: The Show is realistic at its core -- I think many confuse realistic ball bounce physics for realistic game play -- it's the lack of presentation that is driving folks away or landing this product on the shelf after a couple of days or weeks. As for me, I would be able to get through a season if JUST two things happened:

                  (1) game play was realistic: I should be able to pitch balls that are on the edges of the strikezone, and see a variable number of batters take or swing at the pitches, depending on their ratings.

                  (2) one pitch mode was implemented. I don't want to sit through 2 hours of gameplay. I have other things to do in my life. OOTP (Out Of The Park) for PC implements this perfectly. The reason you have so many fans in the stands in real life on their cell phones or talking about anyting other than the game is because it takes WAY TOO LONG to get through a game. MLB: The Show is no different, it's like watching paint dry. It would be less noticeable if there were more strategy involved, as in batters taking more pitches or pitchers's accuracy truly depending on their ratings.

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                  • PsychoBulk
                    Hoping for change...
                    • May 2006
                    • 4190

                    #39
                    Re: MLB '12: The Show Review (PS3)

                    Originally posted by thevaliantx
                    While I do not agree that MLB 12: The Show is realistic at its core
                    I would think you are in a very tiny minority with that opinion.

                    Originally posted by thevaliantx
                    I should be able to pitch balls that are on the edges of the strikezone, and see a variable number of batters take or swing at the pitches, depending on their ratings.
                    I see that all the time, with lots of variance.

                    Maybe, just maybe, some of these "issues" people experience are caused by the way the user plays the game, not the game itself.

                    Originally posted by thevaliantx
                    (2) one pitch mode was implemented. I don't want to sit through 2 hours of gameplay. I have other things to do in my life. OOTP (Out Of The Park) for PC implements this perfectly. The reason you have so many fans in the stands in real life on their cell phones or talking about anyting other than the game is because it takes WAY TOO LONG to get through a game. MLB: The Show is no different, it's like watching paint dry. It would be less noticeable if there were more strategy involved, as in batters taking more pitches or pitchers's accuracy truly depending on their ratings.
                    Fast forward some innings if you want to speed it up.

                    The Show captures the lovely slow pace that baseball is meant to be played at, its why 99% of us love it.

                    If you want wham bam thankyou mam baseball then this isnt the game for you, maybe try The Bigs.

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                    • thevaliantx
                      Banned
                      • Jul 2011
                      • 369

                      #40
                      Originally posted by PsychoBulk
                      I would think you are in a very tiny minority with that opinion.


                      I see that all the time, with lots of variance.

                      Maybe, just maybe, some of these "issues" people experience are caused by the way the user plays the game, not the game itself.


                      Fast forward some innings if you want to speed it up.

                      The Show captures the lovely slow pace that baseball is meant to be played at, its why 99% of us love it.

                      If you want wham bam thankyou mam baseball then this isnt the game for you, maybe try The Bigs.
                      Please,. enough with the "you're in the minority" rhetoric. If you don't agree, fine, but you don't speak on behalf of everyone else. You think you do, but you don't. If you think that 1-pitch mode is for gamers who don't care about realism, then you need to take a look at OOTP. It's perfectly possible to implement 1-pitch mode without taking the realism out of the game. Rather than poo poo on what I was suggesting, such as recommending that I play the Bigs if I don't want to sit through every pitch, or fast forwarding innings if I don't want to play an entire game, try reading what I wrote. I'll bet you that within the next two iterations of The Show that 1-pitch mode is implemented for us Manage-Only-Mode gamers. ;-)

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                      • BobbyColtrane
                        Just some dude...
                        • Sep 2007
                        • 2284

                        #41
                        Very good game, but things i would like to see fixed are:

                        1. All the dropped 3rd strikes
                        2. The overabundant dives in the outfield
                        3. Hits up the middle bouncing off the pitcher
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                        • JasonZimmerman
                          Rookie
                          • Jul 2009
                          • 296

                          #42
                          I love the game....If MLB 2K12 would let The Show use it's commentary, and if they would add the wishbone "C" or "Reds" behind homplate in Cincy...It would be the best sports game ever.

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                          • papasmurf
                            Rookie
                            • Oct 2003
                            • 206

                            #43
                            Re: MLB '12: The Show Review (PS3)

                            i absolutely am addicted to this game. i got a ps 3 for christmas just to play the show. i finally picked it up a few days ago. started a franchise with the royals. before i got this mvp 2005 was my favorite game. i guess i dont notice it being stale because this is the first version i owned. overall i would give it 9.25/10

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